Thread: Simon & Schuster has reached deal with Amazon.
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Old 10-21-2014, 12:07 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by ottdmk View Post
Hmnn. I hope we get to hear more details about this deal. How does it work? Is it the normal Agency 70-30 split? Where does Amazon's discounting ability come from? Their percentage? S&S' percentage? Some combination of the two?

What I'm really curious is this: What's in the deal that "creates a financial incentive for Simon & Schuster to deliver lower prices for readers"?
I hope that we don't hear more details because it would allow Amazon to negotiate different terms with the other publishers and give the DoJ further proof of collusion if they demand the same terms.
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